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Afghanistan During the Cold War

By Marvin McIntosh

  • Soviets Invade Afghanistan During the Cold War

    Soviets Invade Afghanistan During the Cold War
    "AFGHANISTAN AND AMERICAN POLICY." The Cold War RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.The Soviets invaded Afganistan, killing the Marxist head of state, installing a puppet regime, and evenutally comitting almost 100,000 troops to fight the muslim "Gurillas."

  • Babrak Kamal Comes to Power

    Babrak Kamal Comes to Power
    "Russian Invasion of Afghanistan." Russian Invasion of Afghanistan. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2015. On December 27th, 1979, Amin was shot by the Russians and he was replaced by Babrak Karmal. But he needed Russian Military to support him in order for him to stay in power. Many Afghan soldiers had left and went to the Mujahideen, and the Kamal Government needed 85,000 Russian soldiers to keep him in power.

  • Soviet Troops Leave Afghanistan

    Soviet Troops Leave Afghanistan
    "The Cold War." For Kids: Soviet Afghanistan War. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.When Mikhail Gorbachev became leader he really wanted the war to end. His first move was sending over more trooops to Afghanistan and out number them, but that did not end the war. By 1988 he realized that plan was just wasting Soviet Troops and hurting the economy. Then Mikhail signs a peace treaty with Afghanistan and Soviet Troops started departing from Afghanistan on February 15, 1989